A Quick Guide To Skiing and Snowboarding In Japan Brought to you by HAKUBAVALLEY Japan is affordable, an experience like no other and the cultural experiences to be had there are incredible. There are over a dozen peaks in Japan that top out at 10,000+ feet above sea level. Japan is otherwise known as ‘Japow’ thanks to the combination of high altitude and the Siberian conveyor belt of extremely cold dry wind which […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | December 18, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: What It Looks Like to Ski a Spine Pillow in Japan One of the magical aspects of japan is that some of the spines here grow pillows. They’re difficult to figure out to ride and I still haven’t perfectly greased one of these spicier ones yet, but it’s insanely fun figuring them out. They change hugely from year to year. This year, the upper pillows are three times bigger than they were last year. I cut the first two pillows out of the video as they have no flow. Just two 10 to 15-foot acid drops to uphill landings. Still damn fun, though. […] Miles Clark | December 17, 2019 1 Comment
How To Do Japan: Brought to you by HAKUBAVALLEY The secret’s out, the entire ski industry is now descending upon Japan year after year. And for good reason. Japan is the fabled land of snow that it’s made out to be. Cold Northwest winds blow off of Siberia, pick up moisture off the Sea of Japan, then dump that moisture on the isles of […] Miles Clark | December 16, 2019 0 Comments
When Is The Best Time to Ski & Ride Japan? Originally written in 2013 Brought to you by HAKUBAVALLEY Japan is the snowiest place on Earth. They get more snow than anywhere else in the world. There are places on Honshu Island (Tokyo’s island) that receive 1,200 to 1,500 inches of snow per year. Hakuba, Japan generally gets about 300 inches of snow in January alone. In 2015, Hakuba saw […] SnowBrains | December 13, 2019 14 Comments
The Top 6 Reasons To Go To Japan This Winter Brought to you by HAKUBAVALLEY Japan is as hot as any skiing/snowboarding destination can be. You want to go to Japan and you want to go now. It’s only going to get busier every year. “The time is now.” Storms don’t matter in Japan. A cold wind blows out of Siberia, crosses the Sea of Japan, picks up moisture, and […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 12, 2019 6 Comments
Hakuba Valley, Japan: Your Ultimate 2020 Epic Pass Destination Brought to you by HAKUBAVALLEY Hakuba Valley is an amazing ski resort in Japan that just jumped on the Epic Pass train. The Epic Pass is upping their partnerships outside of the US and headed towards some sick international deals for shredders of all shapes and sizes. This sweet addition from the 2018-19 winter season to the Epic Pass resides […] Featured Article Kristen Strom | December 11, 2019 0 Comments
This Ski Resort in Japan Doesn’t Open Until April Because They Have Too Much Snow in Winter Gassan Snow Resort is an outlier in Japan and most of the Northern Hemisphere. Whilst most resorts open early November to late April and Japanese resorts are known for even shorter seasons that start in December and end in early March, this ski area located on Japan’s main island starts its season in April and stops the lifts turning in […] Industry News Steven Agar | November 11, 2019 1 Comment
Body Found After Man Live Streams Plunge to his Death From Mount Fuji, Japan Police have found a body during the search for a man who fell while live-streaming his climb of Japan’s Mount Fuji. Officers launched the search on Tuesday after receiving calls from concerned people who had watched the footage. The body was recovered on Wednesday at an altitude of about 9,800ft on the 12,389ft mountain. It has not yet been confirmed whether it […] Climbing CragBrains | October 31, 2019 0 Comments
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